Philip M. Core: Torchbearer for Artistic Freedom

Only nine years old when he won a prestigious French Quarter arts competition, New Orleans artist Philip Core used that innate talent to blaze trails for the freedom of artistic expression – across two continents.

~by Bethany Ewald Bultman

A Palette of Place: Michalopoulos’ Hotel Pompadour

This new boutique hotel is as colorful and memorable – and unexpected – as a painting by its artist owner, James Michalopoulos.

~ by Kim Ranjbar

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